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“YOUR OVERALL HEALTH AND AGE SHOULD DETERMINE WHICH STYLE OF DIET YOU CHOOSE”

Rock Lava 

Studies show that animal protein can accelerate cancer cell growth. The Gerson therapy centers around low to no protein and cancer patients at the Gerson center are put on a Vegan diet. Conversely, a healthy senior should increase their protein slightly with age to aid in muscle retention as well as overall power and stamina. 

I have settled into a Pegan diet. During the past few years of deep study into diet, I repeatedly found doctors endorsing one form or another of the Pegan diet...Vegan plus small amounts of CLEAN, HEALTHY proteins. I eat unprocessed foods that are in “as close to their natural state” as possible. I eat very small amounts of only “pastured” eggs, lamb, beef and wild fish. You will pick your basic diet style preference: 

Standard - animal, plant, dairy 

Lacto Vegetarian - plant based + dairy

Ovo Vegetarian - plant based + eggs

Pescatarian -  plant based + fish

Vegan - all plant based 

Pegan - vegan + protein

or your own combination therein

Then you will figure how much “Keto” or ketogenic quality you will work into your diet as further explained in the program. A Major reduction of carbs and increase in protein and “healthy fats” such as avocado and coconut or MCT oil will aid in achieving more ketosis and fat burning.

The Rockgevity Project explains the why’s and how’s and includes food lists with oxalate & lectin counts so that you may make reasoned decisions on your diet going forward. As you will see, many seemingly healthy foods are high in either lectins or oxalates. If you are not keeping an eye out, you could be ingesting way too many “Danger Foods” without even knowing it!

There are toxic preservatives lurking in our foods as well. MSG is often hidden as “Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein.” When deciding what pre-made foods or condiments are okay to consume, check the labels and if you see ingredients like sugar or sodium benzoate steer away.

However, I do use Worcestershire even though it contains some sugar. It packs a huge “flavor punch,” there are no preservatives and it is used in small amounts. The opposite is true if you see benzoic acid or sodium benzoate. It is used as a preservative in things like kim chee and soy sauce and reacts in the body with ascorbic acid (Vit C) to create “BENZENE”, a toxic compound. 

So, be sure to buy soy sauce products free of preservatives and use very sparingly, because soy is on the “do not eat list!” 

I know this all sounds so daunting and nearly everyone attempting to fix their health issues through diet is faced with this dilemma. Once presented with the information they throw their hands up and say, “What the hell can I eat?”  I want to feel healthy, but what does it mean to eat healthy?

That is it in a nutshell. 

What does it mean to eat healthy?

There are way too many interpretations of a proper, healthy diet. Traditional diets are formulated by assessing the nutritional value of foods and combining them to achieve an end goal of calories and nutrients. Sounds good, right? 

Wrong...

Simply using a food’s nutritional information doesn't work because we are not taking into account how well our body receives the food. You see, our body must receive this outside, foreign object and turn it into “us.” Some foods are accepted by the gut and fully utilized and others are not. To the contrary, some foods are downright abrasive and toxic to the gut and your entire digestive system.

We need to have a “Gut Healthy Diet” and use the science to guide us. We must pick the foods that our gut can easily take from the outside and turn into “us,” not the whole grains or other foods that may register high on the vitamin scale, but wreak havoc in our bodies.

Although all this may get confusing at times, if you stick to the program, it will empower and unleash your ability to reach “Gut Healthy Eating Habits” for the perfect gut health.

IF YOU HAVE BALANCED GUT FLORA, YOU ARE 90% THERE! 

Alberto Villoldo, PhD

Health starts in our “Second Brain,” the Gut. 

As a brain, the Gut turns serotonin into melatonin; further evidence that the gut has brain function and that health needs to start in the gut because as Hippocrtes said, “all disease begins in the gut.” However,  the primary “Gut Function” is to take something from the outside environment, like a piece of broccoli, and turn it into “us.”

“HEAL THE GUT, HEAL YOUR LIFE” 

Christa Orecchio

There are four major gut busters:

Lectins - plant proteins

Oxalates - a calcium salt found in many health foods

Medications - antibiotics (can cause yeast overgrowth), NSAIDs

Stress - disrupts the body's ability to function correctly

Christa'a teachings emphasizes that in order to heal the gut, we have to take the following steps. Simply eating yoghurt or popping a probiotic wont do the trick.

5 Steps To Recovery

• Stop Inflammation - stop eating wrong foods

• Get Rid of Bad Bacteria Pathogens - stop eating wrong foods

• Plant Good Bacteria - take probiotics and prebiotics

• Minimize Leaky Gut - heal the lining w/ slippery elm & marshmallow drinks

• Optimize Stomach Acid - eat the right foods and take digestive enzymes

Once you have reset the gut microbiome it will reset the brain, skin and mouth microbiomes and much more, remember, heal the gut and you heal your life!